NHTSA complaint: 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. WENT TO START MY CAR, WOULDN'T START. TURNED KEY, STARTER CLICKED, BUT ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OVER. TURNED KEY AGAIN, ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. TURNED KEY TO "OFF" POSITION, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO TURN OVER, WITH THE KEY IN THE "OFF" POSITION. REMOVED KEY AND WENT INTO HOUSE. APP. 15 MINUTES LATER CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED "ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION" WAS CAUSE OF FIRE. PRIOR TO THIS FIRE HAVE HAD SEVERAL EXPERIENCES OF CAR NOT STARTING FOR A WEEK AT A TIME AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL START. THIS ALL BEGAN AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK DONE APPX. 2 YEARS AGO ON PCM.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation